# webbing

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈwɛbɪŋ/ · frequency rank #39,645

## Definitions
1. A sturdy woven fabric.
2. A belt and shoulder harness with attached pouches used to carry a soldier's equipment, water, ammunition, etc.
3. The webs of the digits.
4. The part of a baseball mitt between the forefinger and thumb; the web.
5. Tapes conducting webs of paper in a printing machine.

## Easily confused with
- **wedding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/webbing-vs-wedding)
- **welding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/webbing-vs-welding)
- **weeping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/webbing-vs-weeping)
- **wetting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/webbing-vs-wetting)
- **weeding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/webbing-vs-weeding)
- **welling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/webbing-vs-welling)
- **wearing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wearing-vs-webbing)
- **weaving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/weaving-vs-webbing)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ewbbing`, `wbebing`, `webbign`, `webbingg`, `webbinng`, `webbnig`, `webibng`, `webing`, `wwebbing`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/webbing